Automated Architecture Modeling for Integrated Enterprise Scenarios

1. A computer-implemented method for automatically generating a model visualized in a diagram representing a software system deployed within an enterprise landscape, the method being executed by one or more processors and comprising: receiving, by an automated modeling tool of an enterprise architecture designer, information representing the software system as deployed in the enterprise landscape, the information being received from one or more software tools in a format that is common across each of the one or more software tools, the format enabling processing of the information for generation of a model of the software system, the one or more software tools being executed to maintain the software system within the enterprise landscape; determining, by the automated tool, that the model has been generated for the software system represented by the received information; in response to the determination that the model has not been generated for the software system represented by the received information, generating, by the automated modeling tool, the model of the software system as deployed in the enterprise landscape based on the information received from the one or more software tools, the model being stored in a model repository, wherein the model comprises data representing the software system, the enterprise landscape, and the information received from one or more software tools; and displaying a diagram based on data stored in the model repository, the diagram graphically representing the software system as deployed in the enterprise landscape.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the diagram comprises one or more uniform resource locators (URLs) that is selectable to navigate to one or more of a respective portion of the software system and a component of the enterprise landscape.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting, by the automated modeling tool, a query to the one or more software tools, the query comprising an identifier that uniquely identifies the software system, the information representing the software system as deployed in the enterprise landscape being received in response to the query.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more software tools comprise one or more of a reporting tool, an integration tool, and an informational tool.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining that the model of the software system as deployed in the enterprise landscape, and, in response, generating the model comprises updating the model based on the information.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving user input to the diagram and modifying the model based on the user input.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the diagram comprises one of a system landscape diagram and a capability diagram.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium coupled to one or more processors and having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations for automatically generating a diagram representing a software system deployed within an enterprise landscape, the operations comprising: receiving, by an automated modeling tool of an enterprise architecture designer, information representing the software system as deployed in the enterprise landscape, the information being received from one or more software tools in a format that is common across each of the one or more software tools, the format enabling processing of the information for generation of a model of the software system, the one or more software tools being executed to maintain the software system within the enterprise landscape; determining, by the automated tool, that the model has been generated for the software system represented by the received information; in response to the determination that the model has not been generated for the software system represented by the received information, generating, by the automated modeling tool, the model of the software system as deployed in the enterprise landscape based on the information received from the one or more software tools, the model being stored in a model repository, wherein the model comprises data representing the software system, the enterprise landscape, and the information received from one or more software tools; and displaying a diagram based on data stored in the model repository, the diagram graphically representing the software system as deployed in the enterprise landscape.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the diagram comprises one or more uniform resource locators (URLs) that is selectable to navigate to one or more of a respective portion of the software system and a component of the enterprise landscape.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein operations further comprise transmitting, by the automated modeling tool, a query to the one or more software tools, the query comprising an identifier that uniquely identifies the software system, the information representing the software system as deployed in the enterprise landscape being received in response to the query.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the one or more software tools comprise one or more of a reporting tool, an integration tool, and an informational tool.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein operations further comprise determining that the model of the software system as deployed in the enterprise landscape, and, in response, generating the model comprises updating the model based on the information.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein operations further comprise receiving user input to the diagram and modifying the model based on the user input.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the diagram comprises one of a system landscape diagram and a capability diagram.

15. A system, comprising: a computing device; and a computer-readable storage device coupled to the computing device and having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations for natural language explanations for automatically generating a diagram representing a software system deployed within an enterprise landscape, the operations comprising: receiving, by an automated modeling tool of an enterprise architecture designer, information representing the software system as deployed in the enterprise landscape, the information being received from one or more software tools in a format that is common across each of the one or more software tools, the format enabling processing of the information for generation of a model of the software system, the one or more software tools being executed to maintain the software system within the enterprise landscape; determining, by the automated tool, that the model has been generated for the software system represented by the received information; in response to the determination that the model has not been generated for the software system represented by the received information, generating, by the automated modeling tool, the model of the software system as deployed in the enterprise landscape based on the information received from the one or more software tools, the model being stored in a model repository, wherein the model comprises data representing the software system, the enterprise landscape, and the information received from one or more software tools; and displaying a diagram based on data stored in the model repository, the diagram graphically representing the software system as deployed in the enterprise landscape.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the diagram comprises one or more uniform resource locators (URLs) that is selectable to navigate to one or more of a respective portion of the software system and a component of the enterprise landscape.

17. The system of claim 15 , wherein operations further comprise transmitting, by the automated modeling tool, a query to the one or more software tools, the query comprising an identifier that uniquely identifies the software system, the information representing the software system as deployed in the enterprise landscape being received in response to the query.

18. The system of claim 15 , wherein the one or more software tools comprise one or more of a reporting tool, an integration tool, and an informational tool.

19. The system of claim 15 , wherein operations further comprise determining that the model of the software system as deployed in the enterprise landscape, and, in response, generating the model comprises updating the model based on the information.

20. The system of claim 15 , wherein operations further comprise receiving user input to the diagram and modifying the model based on the user input.